How blind-midpoint negotiation works, what it costs, and what happens once a deal is reached.
Both sides privately enter one number — the seller's floor and the buyer's ceiling — without seeing each other's number. If the buyer's number is higher than the seller's, TermBridge splits the difference and that midpoint becomes the agreed price. If it isn't, no deal is made and neither number is revealed.
Full Purchase Agreement negotiates price plus financing, inspection, and appraisal contingencies, and any special terms — the complete REPC. Price Only settles just the purchase price; you and the other party handle financing, inspection, and other terms separately.
We never disclose your number to the other party. When a deal is reached, though, the agreed price is the midpoint of the two numbers, so the other party can likely work out your number from their own number and the agreed price. If no deal is reached, no number is shown.
No. If there's no overlap, the negotiation simply ends. No number is shown, and neither side learns how close they were. The negotiation fee isn't refunded when the numbers don't overlap.
Yes, use the portal that matches your role. The Agent Portal has you enter your own contact info plus your client's before inviting the other side's agent. The Unrepresented Party Portal is for negotiating directly on your own behalf.
Yes. When you enter a number, you're committed to accept a deal if the numbers overlap: the price is set at the midpoint, and you agree to sign the agreement generated at that price and to be bound by it once it's signed. There's no second look at the price after the numbers are compared. So enter a number you would actually accept: the most you'd really pay if you're the buyer, or the least you'd really accept if you're the seller. If the numbers don't overlap, there's no deal and no one is committed to anything. By taking part in a negotiation you also accept our Terms of Service.
Once the two numbers have been compared, your number is final. There's no revision and no counteroffer. The one exception: while you and the other side are still agreeing on non-price terms, you can update your number when you accept or counter a proposal.
Numbers are locked once they've been compared for that round. Starting a new round requires both parties to agree to renegotiate.
Yes, there are two deadlines. First, the other side has 2 days (24 hours for a Price Only negotiation) to accept the invitation and agree on the non-price terms, including any changes either side proposes. Then there are 1, 2, or 4 more days, which you choose when you start, for their number to be entered. Every negotiation finishes within 6 days, the longest a card hold stays open. If either deadline passes, the negotiation ends automatically and no one is charged.
A one-time $100 fee covers the negotiation. The inviting party can pay in full or split it — $50 upfront, with the other party paying their $50 when they open the invitation. The fee pays for the negotiation itself, not for reaching a deal: once both sides have entered their numbers, it isn't refunded whether or not the numbers overlap.
No. Once both sides have entered their numbers, the fee is charged, and it isn't refunded if the numbers don't overlap. That's intentional: because the fee is spent whether or not a deal is reached, each side has a reason to enter its true best number instead of a negotiating position, and that is what makes the midpoint fair. You're only charged if both parties take part: if the other party declines, never responds, or the deadline passes before both numbers are in, your card hold is released and you pay nothing. If you split the fee, each side's $50 is treated the same way, and reopening a round carries its own $50 fee on the same terms.
You aren't charged. Your card is only placed on hold when you start, and the fee is collected only once both numbers have been compared. If the other party declines, or doesn't respond before the deadline, the hold is released and you pay nothing.
An invitation expires if it isn't accepted in time (2 days, or 24 hours for Price Only), or if the other side's number isn't entered by the final deadline. The negotiation then ends automatically and your payment hold is released, so there's nothing to refund: you were never charged. An expired invitation can't be resent, but you can start a new negotiation at any time.
No. The invitation link is all they need to review terms and enter their number.
Payments are processed through Stripe. TermBridge does not store your card details directly.
Yes, once it is signed. By entering a number you committed to accept a deal if the numbers overlapped, and the generated agreement puts that deal, at the agreed price and the terms both sides accepted, in writing. TermBridge isn't a law firm and this isn't legal advice, so review the agreement with a licensed real estate attorney or professional before you sign.
Yes. TermBridge settles the price (and terms, in a Full Purchase Agreement negotiation) — it doesn't replace an attorney, title company, or closing process.
Once a deal is reached, you and the other party move forward with financing, inspection, and closing outside of TermBridge, using the generated agreement as your starting terms.
It's final. The contract is generated from the price and terms both sides agreed to, and it's locked: neither side can change it. When you sign, you add only your signature, and the signing date is filled in automatically. If something needs to change after that, work it out with the other party and a licensed professional outside of TermBridge.
No. TermBridge Edge is not a licensed real estate broker or law firm.
Only you, and your agent if you have one. TermBridge stores your number securely and uses it for one thing: checking whether it overlaps with the other party's number. It is never shown to the other party, their agent, or anyone else, whether or not a deal is reached.
Unrepresented negotiation is legal in every state, but requirements vary (disclosures, contract review, etc.). Check your state's real estate regulations or consult an attorney.
No. The midpoint is always a simple average of the two private numbers — no weighting, no adjustment.